Drinking Water Engineer
Hazen and Sawyer · Sacramento, California + 1 more location
Locations: Sacramento, California · Concord, California
$135,000 – $175,000/yr
Posted September 30, 2026·Closes December 4, 2026
About the Role
Hazen and Sawyer is seeking a Drinking Water Project Engineer for our Sacramento, California office. As part of our design and process teams, you will be working on all phases of drinking water / reuse projects.
Why Hazen and Sawyer:
- Founded in 1951 by the son of Allen Hazen (developer of the Hazen-Williams equation), we are an employee-owned company with a singular focus on "all things water."
- Our work includes planning, design, and oversight of construction of environmental infrastructure – for water, wastewater, and stormwater management.
- We foster a work environment low on bureaucracy and high in creativity.
- We recruit talented professionals, provide them with challenging, interesting, and creative assignments, and furnish them with the tools they need to succeed.
- We currently have over 2,400 employees in 90+ offices throughout the United States, Latin America, Canada, and the UK.
- A flexible hybrid work schedule supports today's busy professionals.
- The Sacramento Hazen office is a growing team including young professionals and senior staff that participates in several outside-the-office activities throughout the year.
- The office is centrally located allowing easy access to surrounding communities, providing several options on where to live.
- Easy access to both the San Francisco, Bay Area and Lake Tahoe.
Key Responsibilities:
- Your role will include, project engineering/management, design, planning, operational support with a focus on drinking water/reuse projects (e.g., surface water, groundwater, and recycled water treatment).
- Serve as task lead and deputy project manager on projects under the supervision of the project manager.
- Supporting proposal development.
- Mentor junior staff and provide review of their work products.
- Coordination and collaboration with clients.
- Coordination with internal technical specialists in all practice areas and discipline design professionals for project delivery.
- Manage project tasks, scope, and schedules for smaller projects or specific components of larger projects to meet client requirements
- Prepare comprehensive construction documents including drawings and specifications for water treatment projects
- Lead technical writing for technical memorandum, master plans, basis of design reports and preliminary design reports
- Provide engineering services during construction, including responding to RFIs (Request for Information), reviewing submittals, and conducting site visits to observe progress
- Supporting projects to meet client expectations, budgets, and quality requirements.
- Following internal Hazen processes to ensure quality delivery of engineering projects for clients.
- Technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments on small to medium projects.
- Performing planning, studies, design, and support of projects through design, construction, and operation.
- Bachelor's degree in civil/environmental engineering
- PE license (California preferred)
- 5-12 years of experience in municipal water treatment, water quality, water treatment technology, or manufacturing
- Experience in successfully delivering projects spanning multiple years in collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams
- Proficient in all MS Office based computer software
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and capable of interacting effectively with staff, clients, and regulatory agencies
- Self-starter with attention to detail
- Strong organizational skills
- Must be capable of presenting complex issues to nontechnical people
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree (Master’s or Doctorate) in Civil/Environmental Engineering
What We Offer:
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans).
- Pre-tax flexible spending plans for medical, dependent care, and transportation.
- Short and long-term disability, and employer paid life insurance.
- Paid holidays, floating holidays, and paid time off (PTO).
- Employer-contributed 401(k) plan and additional financial planning support.
- Professional growth opportunities, including tuition reimbursement, in-house training, and incentives for professional registration and professional organization memberships.
- Starting pay range for this position depends on skills, experience, education and geographical location.
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